F.W. Smallwood - Chemists on Grove Lane
Smallwood the chemists was located at 141 Grove Lane. They traded in the early part of the twentieth century. This bottle of "stomachic mixture" is on display at the Handsworth Historical Society.
Farrier in Handsworth
Sadly the original image doesn't say where it is from but the Handsworth Historical Society beiieve it to be from Handsworth. It is probably early twentieth century in date.
Father Joseph V. Hymers - St. Catherine of Siena
Father Hymers took over at St Catherine's after the death of Father Fenn. This was not immediate as Dr. E. Berry succeeded Father Fenn first but left in February 1908 after only a few months. Apart from ...
Feast of Tabernacles at Singers Hill Synagogue 1915
This picture, from Picture World newspaper, shows the congregation gathered around the Succoth.
Feast of Tabernacles at Singers Hill Synagogue in 1915
The minister and helpers. The Reverend J. Finck in the centre with, to his right, the Reverend B. Alperowitz and, to his left, the Reverend and Mrs A. Cohen. Services were conducted each day during the ...
Five Ways
A tranquil turn of the century view of Five Ways on a colour tinted postcard. This is an unrecognisable view nowadays apart from the statue of Joseph Sturge which can be seen in the middle distance. Sturge's ...
Five Ways, Edgbaston
Postcard view of Five Ways, Edgbaston, possibly just after the First World War. The sparse road traffic includes a motor bus and a motorcycle with sidecar, as well as a horse-drawn vehicle and, in the ...
Fried Fish Shop, Newcombe Road
The photograph shows Irene and Ethel Jones standing outside the Fried Fish Shop owned by Harry Bayliss which stood at 113 Newcombe Road. The shop remained in business through to the 1950's under a number ...
Funeral of Private Harold Hackett (1435, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
The funeral cortege of Private Harold Hackett who served in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was 26 years old and died at Eastbourne of wounds recieved while on service in France. The ...
General Election 1918 - Handsworth Poll Results
The totals as listed in this cutting from the Birmingham Gazette of Monday 30th December 1918 are:
E.C. Maysey-Thompson (Coalition Unionist) 12,019
Norman Tiptaft (Independent) 4,697
Henry Joseph ...
General Election Poll Notice 1918
Poll notice for the 1918 General Election held on December 14th. This election was contested by three candidates for Handsworth:
Ernest Claude Meysey-Thompson (Coalition Unionist)
Norman Tiptaft ...
General Election Results December 1918
Front page of the Birmingham Gazette reporting on the results of the first election held after the First World War. The Handsworth result is featured on the page within the wider context of what happened ...
General Elections in Handsworth
This exhibition features ephemera on the Handsworth candidates for some of the General Elections since 1918. All of this material is held by the Local Studies Department of Birmingham Central Library; ...
George Dixon Grammar School, Edgbaston
George Dixon Grammar School, in City Road, Edgbaston, in an undated but obviously early photograph. The school had started in Oozells Street as the George Dixon Higher Grade School and moved to the City ...
George Lempriere and Kitty Kelly
Rare photograph of Lempriere and one of his aeronaut's Kitty Kelly. They are standing behind the deflated balloon.
Lempriere's aeronautical displays with balloons and parachutes attracted large crowds. ...
George Onions VC
George Onions won the Victoria Cross in the First World War with the Devonshire Regiment. He managed to take 247 German soldiers prisoner and bring them back to British lines, with the assistance of one ...
Gooch Street
Shop on the corner at the centre of the picture is Samuel Thornley Ltd. est. 1794 Wholesale Drysalters and makers of French Polish, Varnish and Lacquer. The shop beneath (also Samuel Thornley) advertises ...
Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse
Invitation card for the Grand Armistice Ball at the Palais De Danse on Monument Road in Ladywood. Entertainment provided by Stan Hudson and his band.